Caroline Hedwall

Caroline Ingrid Hedwall (born 13 May 1989) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the LPGA Tour. In 2013 she became the first player to win five matches in a single Solheim Cup event. As an amateur she was a dominating player, winning the European Ladies Amateur Championship as well as the individual titles at the Espirito Santo Trophy and the NCAA Championship.

Early years Hedwall started to play golf at age eight, living in Täby outside Stockholm, Sweden, and moved with her family to Löddeköpinge at 15 years of age, coming to represent Barsebäck Golf & Country Club. She is the daughter of Yvonne and Claes Hedwall and has a twin sister, Jacqueline, who, just as Caroline, also played collegiate golf in the United States, at Louisiana State University, represented Sweden as an amateur and turned professional.

Amateur career Hedwall's amateur career was very successful. In 2006, 17 years old, she became the second girl to win the Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship as well as the Swedish Junior Match-play Championship, both championships for players up to 21, during the same season.

As an 18-year-old, she finished lone 7th at her Ladies European Tour debut, the 2007 Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika, at her home course Barsebäck, two strokes better than tournament host Annika Sörenstam.

Hedwall won the individual European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2007 and 2009, and both the team and individual title at the amateur worlds, the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2008.

She accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University in 2008. While at Oklahoma State she was the 2010 NCAA Individual Champion, 2010 NGCA Player of the Year, 2010 Golfstat Cup Winner, 2009 and 2010 First-Team All-American, and Big 12 Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, she also won the Honda Sports Award as the best female collegiate golfer in the nation.

She was tied 27th, best Swedish player and low amateur at the 2010 Women's British Open. Before turning professional, Hedwall represented Sweden a last time at the Espirito Santo Trophy at the end of 2010, earning a bronze medal with her team.

Professional career Hedwall was the medalist at the final stage of LET Qualifying School, a nine-stroke victory on 19 December 2010 to earn her LET card for 2011. In her first tournament as a professional, she won the 2011 New South Wales Open in Australia on the ALPG Tour in January. On the LET, she won the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open in May, Finnair Masters in July, UNIQA Ladies Golf Open in September, and the Hero Women's Indian Open in December. She was a captain's selection to the European team for the 2011 Solheim Cup in Ireland. She ended the year by winning the LET Player of the Year and LET Rookie of the Year awards.

Hedwall was again a captain's pick for Team Europe at the 2013 Solheim Cup at the Colorado Golf Club in the Denver area. In that event, she became the first player in Solheim Cup history to win five matches in a single competition, helping lead Team Europe to a surprising 18–10 win. It was the Europeans' first successful defense of the Cup, and also the first win for Team Europe on American soil.

In September 2018, Hedwall won the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, with a score of 12-under-par over 72 holes, recording her first professional victory in three years. The following year, she qualified for her fourth Solheim Cup appearance for the European team.

From 2021, Hedwall focused on the Ladies European Tour instead of the LPGA. In November 2022, she won the tour final Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España, moving her to eighth on the 2022 final Order of Merit and advancing 82 positions to 137th on the world rankings. Despite being ranked 121st, she was picked for the 2023 Solheim Cup by captain Suzann Pettersen. In the Sunday singles, Hedwall delivered one of the best stretches of golf in Solheim Cup history, going from 3 down after 12 holes to flip her match to a 2 up victory over Ally Ewing after birdieing five of the last six holes, preventing the United States from winning.

Awards, honors In 2011, Hedwall received Elit Sign number 137 by the Swedish Golf Federation based on world ranking achievements.

For the 2011 season, she was elected Swedish Golfer of the Year, male or female, amateur or professional.

In 2012, she was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.

As receipant number 47, Hedwall was in 2015 awarded the Golden Club by the Swedish Golf Federation for outstanding contributions to Swedish golf.

Amateur wins 2006 Swedish Junior Match-play Championship, Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship 2007 European Ladies Amateur Championship 2008 World Amateur Championship (individual title at Espirito Santo Trophy) 2009 European Ladies Amateur Championship 2010 NCAA Division I Individual Championship

Professional wins (18) Ladies European Tour wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinningscoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare (€)1 28 May 2011 Allianz Ladies Slovak Open 71-67-67=205 −11 2 strokes Christel Boeljon 52,5002 2 Jul 2011 Finnair Masters 69-65-68=202 −11 2 strokes Christel Boeljon 30,0003 4 Sep 2011 UNIQA Ladies Golf Open 73-67-64=204 −12 4 strokes Caroline Afonso 30,0004 11 Dec 2011 Hero Women's Indian Open 67-68-69=204 −12 2 strokes Pornanong Phatlum 33,0005 9 Sep 2012 UNIQA Ladies Golf Open 67-66-70=203 −13 4 strokes Laura Davies Mikaela Parmlid 30,0006 9 Sep 2018 Lacoste Ladies Open de France 69-71-70-62=272 −12 2 strokes Stacy Lee Bregman 41,2507 27 Nov 2022 Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España 70-68-69-67=274 −18 Playoff Morgane Métraux 97,500

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinningscoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-upWinner'sshare (AUD)1 23 Jan 2011 Bing Lee Samsung NSW Women's Open 67-68-70=205 −11 1 stroke Lydia Ko (a) 18,7502 20 Jan 2013 Mount Broughton Classic 67-65=132 −12 4 strokes Emma de Groot4,5003 27 Jan 2013 Bing Lee Samsung Women's New South Wales Open 66-69-68=203 −13 2 strokes Lydia Ko (a) 18,750

Swedish Golf Tour wins (8)

Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

LA = low amateur CUT = missed the halfway cut NT = no tournament "T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (four times) Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Ladies European Tour career summary

LPGA Tour career summary Source:

World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year Worldranking Source 2006 456 2007 380 2008 409 2009 625 2010 352 2011 37 2012 40 2013 23 2014 55 2015 141 2016 171 2017 170 2018 123 2019 125 2020 139 2021 233 2022 125 2023 118 2024 232

Team appearances Amateur European Girls' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2006, 2007 (winners) Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2009 (winners) Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 2008 (winners and individual winner), 2010

Professional Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners), 2015, 2019 (winners), 2023 (tie, cup retained) International Crown (representing Sweden): 2014, 2018, 2023

Solheim Cup record Year Totalmatches TotalW–L–H SinglesW–L–H FoursomesW–L–H FourballsW–L–H Pointswon Points%Career179–7–12–2–13–1–04–4–09.555.8201142–1–10–0–1 halved w/ R. O'Toole1–0–0 won w/ S. Gustafson 6&51–1–0 won w/ S. Gustafson 5&4lost w/ S. Pettersen 1 up2.562.5201355–0–01–0–0 defeated M. Wie 1 up2–0–0 won w/ A. Nordqvist 4 & 2won w/ A. Nordqvist 2 & 12–0–0 won w/ C. Masson 2 & 1won w/ C. Masson 2 & 15100.0201541–3–00–1–0 lost to M. Wie 6&40–1–0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 5&41–1–0 won w/ A. Nordqvist 4&3, lost w/ C. Masson 1 dn1.025.0201920–2–00–1–0 lost to N. Korda 2 dn0–1-0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 7&500.0202321–1–01–0–0 def. A. Ewing 2 up0–1-0 lost w/ A. Nordqvist 2 dn150.0